Nursing-bottle holder



Nov. 3,1925. 1,559,740

P. CARDARELLA NURS ING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Feb. 6, 1922 M 4 ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES 2mm? CARDARELLA, or tenses cIrY, nI-s'sonm,

NURSING-BOTTLE 110mm Application filed February 6, 1922. Serial No.534,325:

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP CARDARELLA, a citizen of the United States,residing at KansasGity, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Nursing- BottleHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements on nursing bottle holders. a

One of the objects of my invention is to provi:le a novel holder for a'nursing bottle adapted to be easily and quickly attached to a crib orsimilar article and by which the bottle will be retained within easyreach of an infant in the crib, which ischeap to make, not'liable to getout of order, which is adapted to be fitted to different sized bottles,and which will hold the bottle in a position in which the nipple will beof easy access to the infant.

My invention provides further a novel bottle container which is adaptedto be fitted, to nursin bottles of different sizes, and which may %eimmediately and quickly attached thereto or detached therefrom.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates the preferred embodimentof my invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a crib, to which my improved bottleholder is attached.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my improved bottle holder shown mountedon a nursing bottle.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, enlarged, and partly broken away, of myimproved holder shown mounted on a bottle.

Similar reference characters designate similar arts in the differentviews.

1 deslgnates a belt, preferably elastic, which is adapted to be fittedon and to embrace the body 2, of an ordinary nursing bottle. 7 I

A band 3, preferably elastic, is attached at one end to one side of thebelt 1 and is adapted to embrace the lower end of the body 2, the otherend of the band being provided with a loop 4. Engaging slidablythe loop4 is a hook plate 5 having a hook 6 adapted to releasably engage a link7 mounted on a strap 8, preferably elastic, one end of which, isattached to the belt 1, at the side thereof which is diametricallyopposite to the side of the the band 3. Y

The other end of the strap 8 is provided with a loop 9, to which isslidably attached a hook vplate 10, having a-hook 11, adapted toreleasably engage a rubber 'band' 12,

belt to which is attached adapted to be fitted onthe' neck '13 of thebottle.

i In order that the band 3 may be changed in length to fit differentsized bottles, a

coupling plate 14' having a depressed bridge 15 is provided. The band 3is extended through the plate 14 over the bridge 15, then 'is formedinto theloopA the adjacent end of1the band 3 being inserfidthrough theplate 14 between the bridge 15 and the adjacent portion of the band.

The elastic strap 8 and the rubber band 12 form elastic means connectingthe belt 1 with the neck of the bottle, thus holding the belt frommovement in one direction on the bottle, theband 3 serving tohold thebelt from movement in the opposite direction.

The strap 8 is made extensible to fit different sized bottles by meansof a coupling plate 16 having a depressed bridge 17. The strap 8 isinserted through the plate 16 over the bridge 17 then formed into theloop 9, and the adjacent end being then inserted between the bridge 17and the adjacent portion of the strap.

For supporting the bottle container, comprising the parts justdescribed, upon the side bars 18 of a crib 19, I provide a suitable suporting member consisting of a strap 20, pre erably elastic, and which isextended through the loop 4, which is slidable longitudinally along thesupporting member 20. One end of the latter is attached to a hook plate21, provided with a hook 22, which is adapted to releasably engage alink 23, mounted on the member 20. The other end portion of the member20 is inserted through a coupling plate 24, similar to the plate 14, andthen is formed into a loop 25,

In mounting the bottle in the bottle con- 4 tainer, the belt 1 isslipped over the body 2 of the bottle. A rubber ring 12 is fitted on theneck 13, after which the hook 11 is hooked to the ring 12. The band 3 isthen passed around the lower endof the bottle and the hook 6 is engagedwith the link 7.

The end portions of the member 20 are then looped around the side bars18 of the crib and thehooks 22 and 27 are then respectively attached tothe links 23 and 28, whereby the supporting member 20 will then supportthe bottle by means of the container in a position slightly inclinedfrom the horizontal. By disposing the supporting member 20 in the properposition on the crib, an infant in the crib will have easy access to thenipple of the bottle. The supporting member 20 being extensible andelastic can be adjusted to suit cribs of different widths. By having thebottle container longitudinally slidable on the supporting member 20,the bottle can be readily adjusted laterally to conform to the positionof the infant in the crib.

By having the supporting member 20 elastic, it will automatically liftthe bottle away from the infant when the latter lets go of the nipple.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, asmany modifications, within the scope of the appended claim, may be madewithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is In a bottle holder of the kind described, a supportingmember having means adapted to be attached to the sides of a crib orsimilar article, and a bottle container comprising an elastic beltadapted to embrace the body of a bottle, an elastic band attached at oneend to one side of said belt and adapted to embrace the lower end of thebottle and having at its other end a loop through which said supportingmember extends and is slidable, a hook attached to said loop, elasticmeans attachcdto the other side of said belt having means adapted forreleasable engagement with the neck of the bottle, and a link on saidelastic means adapted for re-

